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Getting Past Your Past
Francine Shapiro
4.07 (3428 Reviews)
Psychology
Self-growth
Health
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Trapped by your past trauma? Dr. Francine Shapiro's groundbreaking EMDR therapy guide has transformed countless lives with its "magical" techniques. With a stellar 4.14 Goodreads rating, discover why readers claim this book could have saved them "30 years of self-sabotage."

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When Your Past Shows Up Uninvited

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A woman walks into a grocery store and freezes at the sight of red apples. Her heart races, palms sweat, and suddenly she's six years old again, cowering as her father's face turns crimson with rage. Another person sits in a business meeting, fully prepared and competent, yet the moment they're asked to speak, their voice cracks and their mind floods with the words "I'm stupid"-echoes from a classroom humiliation decades ago. These aren't character flaws. They're the fingerprints of unprocessed memories, moments when our brains couldn't fully digest what happened, leaving fragments of the past lodged in our present like shrapnel. What if the anxiety you feel today isn't really about today at all? What if your brain is simply replaying old footage, mistaking then for now? This is the central revelation behind EMDR therapy-a treatment so effective that the World Health Organization endorses it as a first-line intervention for trauma, and over 100,000 therapists worldwide have been trained in its methods. We're taught that time heals all wounds, but anyone carrying old trauma knows this isn't quite true. Your brain contains a natural processing system, often working during REM sleep, that helps you digest difficult experiences-extracting lessons while releasing negative emotions. But overwhelming experiences can jam this system, leaving memories stored in their raw, unprocessed form, complete with original images, emotions, physical sensations, and thoughts. These frozen memories sit waiting, ready to be triggered by similar present-day situations, causing reactions that seem wildly disproportionate to what's actually happening.

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The Invisible Autopilot Running Your Life

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How EMDR Rewires the Brain

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Tracing the Roots of Your Reactions

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Tools for Managing Your Inner Storm and When Your Body Remembers

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Breaking Free to Build Better Connections

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The Path Forward Starts Within

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